My love, my soulmate

2002. I was 17 years old and working to close at McDonalds in our town. I had never met him before but with the bad day I had been having, he made me smile like a million-watt bulb. He didn't have to pay for his meal or even come through my line but that day he did both. Just had to meet me and say hello you have a beautiful smile. I blushed and took said order. That was that for me. I was in a relationship that I had been fighting to maintain although it turned out to end in a flame of burning dumpster fire.

2002. December is horrible, I got engaged and split with the man I had been with for 3 years because I just couldn't imagine marrying this man, especially after all the women who decided to look me up and let me know about all the times I had been cheated on while we were together.

2003. January 1st, I walk into my best friend's apartment, and who would be there but the sweet guy I had met almost a year ago. Apparently, he had had many chances to be with other people but couldn't stop thinking about me. He didn't know who I was or what my name is because the day we met I wasn't wearing a name tag. So, he had spent a year trying to find out who I was. He was told by many that I didn't exist only to find out our best friend was mutual best friends with both of us. By January 10th, we were dating and already head over heels in love with each other.

2003. March comes, and I find out that I was pregnant with my first child. We weren't together when I found out, that phone call was one full of tears and the reassurance that he would support whatever decision I made. No hesitation on either behalf, we were having a child together and had only been together ourselves for 3 months. All the haters had something to say of course, but we were in love and very happy.

Present. We have been together for 19 years, with marriage 11 of those, and we procreated two more times. We have had hard times, dark times, scary and unsure times, but we have always stuck together. Us against the world has worked for us since day one. Each one of us has faced death and we never left each other's side. I only wish that everyone got to feel like this once in their life. I love you Charles Dillon Seagle.